Alexander McPherson

18.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
280 papers, 14.5k citations indexed

About

Alexander McPherson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander McPherson has authored 280 papers receiving a total of 14.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Molecular Biology, 143 papers in Materials Chemistry and 74 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Alexander McPherson's work include Enzyme Structure and Function (137 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (74 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (62 papers). Alexander McPherson is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Structure and Function (137 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (74 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (62 papers). Alexander McPherson collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Alexander McPherson's co-authors include Steven B. Larson, Yu. G. Kuznetsov, John Day, A. J. Malkin, Lisa J. Harris, Alexander Rich, Yurii G. Kuznetsov, Frances Jurnak, Alexander J. Malkin and Aaron Greenwood and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Alexander McPherson

279 papers receiving 13.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Preparation and analysis of protein crystals

1982 844 citations Alexander McPherson profile →
Three-Dimensional Tertiary Structure of Yeast Phenylalanine Transfer RNA

1974 775 citations Alexander McPherson et al. profile →
Crystallization of Biological Macromolecules

1999 676 citations Alexander McPherson profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	An atomic force microscopy investigation of cyanophage structure 2012 ·Micron ·Yurii G. Kuznetsov, (unknown), (unknown), Jennifer B. H. Martiny, Alexander McPherson	10
2	Atomic Force Microscopy Investigation of Viruses 2011 ·Methods in molecular biology ·Alexander McPherson, Yurii G. Kuznetsov	13
3	Structure of bovine pancreatic ribonuclease complexed with uridine 5′-monophosphate at 1.60 Å resolution 2010 ·Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications ·Steven B. Larson, John Day, (unknown), Robert Cudney, Alexander McPherson	4
4	Development of an alternative approach to protein crystallization 2007 ·Journal of Structural and Functional Genomics ·Alexander McPherson, (unknown), Steven B. Larson, John Day, Bob Cudney	6
5	Atomic force microscopy investigation of Turnip Yellow Mosaic Virus capsid disruption and RNA extrusion 2006 ·Virology ·Yu. G. Kuznetsov, Alexander McPherson	28
6	The incorporation of large impurities into virus crystals 2005 ·Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography ·Yu. G. Kuznetsov, Débora L. Makino, Alexander J. Malkin, Alexander McPherson	7
7	ISS: A Science Classroom for America 2002 ·Alexander McPherson, G. Douglas Jenkins, (unknown)	1
8	A comparison of salts for the crystallization of macromolecules 2001 ·Protein Science ·Alexander McPherson	94
9	Surface Processes in the Crystallization of Turnip Yellow Mosaic Virus Visualized by Atomic Force Microscopy 1999 ·Journal of Structural Biology ·Alexander J. Malkin, Yurii G. Kuznetsov, Robert W. Lucas, Alexander McPherson	45
10	Recent advances in the microgravity crystallization of biological macromolecules 1997 ·Trends in biotechnology ·Alexander McPherson	26
11	Incorporation of microcrystals by growing protein and virus crystals 1996 ·Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics ·Alexander J. Malkin, Yurii G. Kuznetsov, Alexander McPherson	50
12	Crystallization of biological macromolecules from flash frozen samples on the Russian Space Station Mir 1996 ·Biotechnology and Bioengineering ·(unknown), (unknown), Alexander McPherson	24
13	Structural Comparison of the Plant Satellite Viruses 1995 ·Virology ·Nenad Ban, Steven B. Larson, Alexander McPherson	35
14	The science of macromolecular crystallization 1995 ·Structure ·Alexander McPherson, A. J. Malkin, (unknown)	82
15	Polymeric Precipitants for the Crystallization of Macromolecules 1995 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Sandeep Patel, Bob Cudney, Alexander McPherson	45
16	The Three-Dimensional Structure of Canavalin from Jack Bean (Canavalia ensiformis) 1993 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·(unknown), J.D. Ng, Alexander McPherson	92
17	Active sites of enzymes 1987 ·Wiley eBooks ·Frances Jurnak, Alexander McPherson	15
18	Nucleic acids and interactive proteins 1985 ·Wiley eBooks ·Frances Jurnak, Alexander McPherson	10
19	Selective Transport of Polymeric Iga Into Human Bile 1982 ·Gastroenterology ·Dominique L. Delacroix, H J Hodgson, Alexander McPherson, Caroline Dive, Jp. Vaerman	3
20	The Growth and Preliminary Investigation of Protein and Nucleic Acid Crystals for X‐ray Diffraction Analysis 1976 ·Methods of biochemical analysis ·Alexander McPherson	198

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